TZ_OFFSET

Syntax

tz_offset::=

Text description of tz_offset

Purpose

TZ_OFFSET returns the time zone offset corresponding to the value entered based on the date the statement is executed. You can enter a valid time zone name, a time zone offset from UTC (which simply returns itself), or the keyword SESSIONTIMEZONE or DBTIMEZONE. For a listing of valid values, query the TZNAME column of the V$TIMEZONE_NAMES dynamic performance view.

See Also: Oracle9i Database Reference for information on the dynamic performance views

Examples

The following example returns the time zone offset of the US/Eastern time zone from UTC:

SELECT TZ_OFFSET('US/Eastern') FROM DUAL;

TZ_OFFS
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